Hear a Sea Tale at DeBary Hall July 18

(Provided by Pat Kuehn)

Spend the afternoon with Edward Murphy, captain of the S.S. Commodore,
wrecked off the coast of Ponce Inlet in 1897 and made immortal by
Stephen Crane's short story "The Open Boat."

The legendary character will be portrayed by John Mann at 2 p.m.
Saturday, July 18, at DeBary Hall Historic Site, 210 Sunrise Blvd. Mann,
a volunteer tour guide at the Ponce Inlet Lighthouse, will discuss the
ill-fated voyage and Crane's story and writing style. Mann is a
retired college instructor from New Jersey and also does a first-person
interpretation of a 1930s Ponce Inlet Lighthouse keeper.

His talk is part of Lemonade Lectures, a free learning series about
Volusia County's history. The lecture will be at the visitors center
with a view of DeBary Hall. Light refreshments will be provided.

DeBary Hall is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It
is owned by the state and managed by the county's Parks, Recreation
and Culture Division.

For information about the Lemonade Lecture series, please call Heather
Hohman at (386) 668-3840. For information about DeBary Hall and other
upcoming events, visit www.debaryhall.com.

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Pat Kuehn, APR
Community Information Specialist
Volusia County Government
123 W. Indiana Ave., Room 301
DeLand, FL 32720-4612
e-mail: pkuehn@co.volusia.fl.us
From DeLand, call (386) 822-5062, ext. 2934
From Daytona Beach, call (386) 239-7756, ext. 2934
From New Smyrna Beach, call (386) 423-3868, ext. 2934
Cell: (386) 748-3989
Fax: (386) 822-5072